The 103-year-old Y-shaped Byculla Bridge in Mumbai, a key East-West connector since 1922, is to be replaced by a modern cable-stayed bridge. Deemed unsafe by an IIT-Bombay audit, the British-era structure will be redeveloped by the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC) under a 2020 memorandum with the BMC.

The new bridge, set for completion by March 2026, will feature eight lanes—up from six—to accommodate rising traffic, and will include a selfie point offering cityscape views. Spanning 916 mtrs. and rising 9.7 mtrs. high, the new bridge will have two arms: one towards Deccan Merchant Cooperative Bank in Byculla East, and another near the Mumbai Fire Brigade headquarters in Byculla West.

To reduce disruptions, construction is phased, with new structures being built alongside the old bridge. Once traffic is shifted, parts of the existing structure will be dismantled and integrated. The cable-stayed design also minimises pier construction over railway tracks.